Mercury AMD Radeon RX 9070XT OC Gaming Edition with RGB 16GB GDDR6, HDMI 3xDP, AMD RDNA 4 RX-97TRGBBBA

I’ve been running the XFX Mercury RX 9070 XT OC Gaming Edition in my new Ryzen 9 9800X3D build for two months now. The card runs flawlessly on factory settings (no manual overclocking), delivering stable, high-end performance across modern titles. Thermals are excellent. Idle temps stay under 40°C, and even in Cyberpunk 2077 (Ultra settings, FSR 3 enabled), it stays around 60°C. The triple-fan cooler and massive heatsink from XFX do serious work here—quiet, efficient, and cool under pressure. The ARGB is clean, syncs easily, and doesn’t require any bloated software. Build quality is solid—this is a beefy card with real thermal headroom and a sturdy feel. It fits well into a high-performance build and doesn’t feel like it’s cutting corners. That said, the price is a real drawback. The MSRP for a standard RX 9070 XT is $599.99, but this OC version comes in at $899.99. That’s a $300 markup for a factory OC, bigger cooler, and RGB. On top of that, I bought through a third-party seller and paid an extra $60 shipping due to demand. While performance is roughly on par with the 5070 Ti, the value just doesn’t hold up at that price point. For contrast, I also picked up an RX 9060 XT (3-fan version) for my 2018 Intel system, upgrading from a GTX 1080. That only cost me $50 over its $349.99 MSRP—and honestly, it felt like a far better value for mid-tier 1440p gaming. Cool, quiet, and perfectly matched for that older rig. And yeah, I now regret skipping the RX 7900 XTX. Back in 2024, it dropped to $799—$200 below its official $999 MSRP. Now, in 2025, it’s floating around $1,200 due to limited supply and rising demand. For what I paid for this 9070 XT OC, I could’ve had a 7900 XTX with better raw performance and more VRAM—and still come out ahead. Sure, I’d be giving up FSR 4 support—but let’s be honest, most current games still run on FSR 3, so I’m probably not missing much. The real loss is just timing. Could’ve had flagship-tier raster performance for less money. That one hurts. At this point, I’m planning to hold out for the 9080 XT/X or 9090 XT/X, once RDNA 5 has matured and pricing normalizes. Maybe around 2027, when the dust settles and the early-adopter tax fades, I’ll make the next big jump. Bottom line: The XFX 9070 XT OC is a strong GPU—cool, stable, and well-built—but its $899.99 price tag drags it down. It pairs well with high-end CPUs like the 9800X3D and delivers smooth gaming out of the box, but performance-per-dollar just doesn’t stack up. If you can wait or catch a better deal, do it. I wish I had. That said, in the context of today’s market, it’s not the worst deal. We’ve seen this trend grow since the “RTX tax” hit with the 2080 Ti—what used to be a $500 premium card in 2012 now easily breaks $1,000. If you're eyeing a 5080 or 5090? You’re looking at $2,000 to $3,000 easily. Against that backdrop, the 9070 XT OC’s $899 doesn’t look quite as insane—just mildly painful instead of laughably brutal.

Upgraded from XFX 7800 Merc and wow, the performance uplift is great! After having the last series Mercury line i had to have this one and the cooling, noise level is even better than the last. It's very well made, you can tell right when you pick it up from the box the quality is top notch. Consistent power draw and OC capabilites if that's your thing. And I mean c'mon, just look how sleek this card is! The RGB cable is very well hidden by the mount, cant even notice it in my picture and RGB can be controlled same as any other device in your PC. Currently running AAA titles Ultra settings, RT Max and getting stable fps 100+ easily @1440p Measure your case before purchasing, this card is very large but it's great trade off for the cooling performance. My only gripe was thinking it was too expensive when it was around $800. Oh well i got it now and couldn't be happier. (Note: This is after one month of purchase & use)

The performance on this thing is really amazing when compared to the 5080, especially given the price difference. My 5080 was an Asus TUF OC edition, which ran about $1400. I returned it for this, and honestly I don’t miss it at all. I get great frame rates in all my games, amazing graphics quality, etc. all for half the price. It has enough power for running AI models locally as well, and while not as performant as CUDA, AMD has come a long way. I do notice a small difference in certain games on max settings, where the 5080 rendered the scenes with more vibrant colors and better lighting. However, it is nothing major and certainly not worth double the price. I just wish they would implement the single cable 12VHPWR power connector for this thing instead of requiring 3 PCIe 8 pin inputs. Check your PSU before you buy! I ended up having to get an adapter so that I could get 2 8 pin inputs from the 12VHPWR connector on my PSU, since I didn’t have enough 8 pin power connectors free. I think AMD may have beaten Nvidia here, unless you need CUDA or Nvenc for development specific tasks. Great GPU!

I got what i ordered, installing it took me about 2 hours due i had to clean up the computer, but i am really happy the computer gave image as soon k connected the drivers were not a problem and got a high boost on fps tried with God of War Ragnarok Ultra graphics 220 fps this graph is a monster

Stuttering, Bent Heatsink, Horrible Software, Coil Whine. So backstory, bought this card thinking it's gonna be flawless right? It's a high end model of the 9070 XT, I was wrong. Card came in with a bent heatsink, I go to plug it in, and has crazy coil whine, super hot to the touch even with the side panels off. And when you’re paying this much for a card, you'd expect it to be flawless. Anyways, aside from the physical condition, the software itself still gave me a lot of problems, my screen would go black, it would crash, the recording encoding is still bad on AMD. I had a 6700 XT and 6750 XT and these are all the same problems i’ve had. I’m going back to NVIDIA even if that means getting a less powerful card and less VRAM but atleast i’m getting something that’s quality and won’t give me a headache.

Absolute beast of a card. Running Cyberpunk2077 on Ultra. Handles AI upscaling and other mods on Minecraft very well. Doesn't get very hot. Easy to install.

This is my first AMD GPU and I will say, I am very impressed. I have had no issues running old and brand new titles. Average average FPS no OC on a AMD 9800x3d on more demanding games are 140 to 160. This is also on ultra settings at 4k. To me who came from a Xbox series X, this was great. Only a hand full of games like BF6 and Ark (ASA) won't run ultra but still run on high and good FPS. I personally think its bc of poor optimization on those titles and not the card. The build guilty is good, the appearance isnt anything special but still good. My wife runs a 4080 super and I think the 9070xt Mercury runs a bit better in performance. The Gpu stays at good temps and I do not notice the noise level over any of the other pc parts. Its a good sized card. I do wish it had the single power cable that Nivida has adopted. I bought my card at the time for around $1200.00 but looking how much the card has come down, I think the current prices are a good value to performance. Great card. 10 out of 10 recommend.

Replaced a Gigabyte 9070XT gaming oc card with this xfx card. Temperatures on this mercury card are much lower. I think i got a bad gigabyte card to begin with as it always ran hot. I replaced thermal paste on the card which lowered temperatures dramatically but i think it was too late as the gigabyte card started crashing under load because i noticed core hotspit temps hit 105c. This xfx card is about 2 inches longer and is much better at temperatures in vram and core. Hopefully this card will last a few years unlike the gigabyte card that lasted 1 year. I recommend to leave your side panels off unless you have a mesh side panel for airflow as these 330 watt gpus and higher along with 200 plus watts of cpu is just too much heat to push out of a case even with 5-6 fans running. That's now 500-600 watts of heat in a small-mid atx case. After taking my side panel off of my 4000D case the temperatures dropped by 10c alone and on my cpu by 8c. I have 5 120mm case fans and two 140mm cpu fans. It is not enough airflow to push 500 watts or more out the case. I have two high pressure corsair static fans on the front pushing air in and two up top pushing air in and out one in the back and it is not enough at all. The side panel (and all of these manufactureres know it is too close on the gpu to the side panel) is too close to the gpu. The glass gets so hot that touching it nearly can burn your finger. These case manufacturers need to make wider cases for airflow between the gpu.

Ottima scheda custom (e ottimo upgrade per la mia vetusta 1060), prestazioni veramente top in 2k, sia temperature che produttività/gaming, tech buone. Aspetto veramente accattivante ma comunque sobrio. Unico a mio avviso difetto è la rumorosità... Certamente è una scheda energivora e quindi necessita una dissipazione importante e probabilmente tutte le schede di questa fascia (sia amd che Nvidia) sono così "rumorose", ma mi sembra comunque abbastanza fastidioso. Superando la soglia dei 1000rpm si percepisce un bel rumore che spicca notevolmente anche tra tutte le ventole di case e AIO (4x140mm e 3x120mm) che girano anche a maggiori velocità. Diciamo che con le cuffie tendenzialmente non si sente, o poco (case affianco al monitor sulla scrivania), però crea un certo inquinamento sonoro nella stanza. Fortunatamente si riesce sempre a tenere la scheda fresca senza salire oltre un 30/50% in utilizzo intensivo, a quanto ho visto (anche con un po' di overclock). Oltre a questo occhio alle dimensioni, è certamente una scheda dalle dimensioni generose (occupa 2 slot solo per l'I/O ma in realtà ne prende quasi 4 in altezza, vedi foto).

TOP Quality. Quick and safely wrapped package. Recommended ! ! !

Très bonne carte graphique, très grande attention au boitier, épaisse mais silencieuse. (comparé à mon ancienne 3080 gaming trio) Test depuis une semaine, en particulier sur ark ascended non optimisé et elle tourne en ultra QHD1440 sans problème , 55-60 degré , réglage simple pour le moment dans adrénaline ne connaissant pas encore le logiciel. Le RGB est relier par un câble a brancher sur la carte donc bien prévoir un passage lors de l'installation.

Incredibly built GPU. Sturdy and dense. Beautiful. First time buying a XFX card 100% satisfied

Dies ist eine äußerst leistungsfähige Grafikkarte. Ihre Performance ist vergleichbar mit der 5070ti, wobei die 9070xt den Vorteil eines geringeren Preises bietet.